Original story by and copyright to J R R Tolkien, ed. C Tolkien: Primarily based on the Silmarillion, but incorporating ideas from the 12-volume History of Middle Earth series. Again, apologies to any Australians reading this for implying that your country's wildlife was designed by the Dark Lord Sauron.Questions and comments welcome!

(Though it was actually Nienna and Yavanna who made the Two Trees, not Varda. Varda collected the light from the Trees to make the stars, and later on she'll be the one to make the sun and moon; but growing plants is Yavanna's job.)